protein bars
The Definitive Guide To Protein Bars
It's no secret, there are a lot of protein bar choices available.
Actually, there are thousands of protein bars and you've probably only tried a handful of them. Do you want a low sugar, high protein, chocolate flavored, vegan or a whole food protein bar?
If you want to find the best protein bar, you're going to have to know what options are available.
Only here at OutdoorFood.club can you discover the best protein bar because we have the biggest database of protein bars and their nutritional info, all categorised in many different ways, to help you find the perfect snack.
all data and answers below are created using the food discovery tool
The Best Protein Bars
The best protein bars cannot be defined by one person, a single article which compares a handful of them, the best camping meals are subjective to you and to your tastes, dietary requirements, nutrition requirements and a myriad of other specifics you require of your outdoor meals and protein bars.
That is why here at Outdoor Food Club we are cataloguing all of the outdoor foods made by outdoor brands and other food manufacturers which are useful when outdoors, exercising or need something specific and on the go.
This includes protein bars and by gathering all of their nutritional info, we work out basic nutrition stats, like protein per gram, protein per dollar and other very important nutrition stats that you'll find nowhere else online! By cataloguing all of these foods, it enables us to create ranking lists, which are categorised below to show you what are the best protein bars for specific requirements and questions are.
Protein Bar Nutrition Facts And Comparisons
We have taken every protein bar from the catalogue and put the most common questions and their answers below. If you are looking for more answers and to compare different food types, check out the food discovery tool where you can ask many more questions.
Protein bars come in all shapes and sizes, covering many different dietary requirements and flavors, no matter what you prefer, there is bound to be the perfect and best protein bar for you. You can compare and find the perfect protein bar for you as we share protein bar nutrition facts and answer many different questions you may have below in individual protein bar comparisons.
The Average Protein Bar
As well as trying to find you the best protein bar for you by using nutritional data, facts and objective comparisons, we look at what the average protein bar looks like, here's a summary which is created by using data from all the protein bars on the website and gives a good idea of what an average protein bar looks like in numbers.
- Serving weight of 55grams
- Calories are 3.90calories /g
- Protein per gram of 0.28g which is 28% of the bar is protein
- Carbs per gram of 0.38g which is 38% of the bar is carbs
- Fiber per gram of 0.10g which is 10% of the bar is fiber
- Sugar per gram of 0.17g which is 17% of the bar is sugar
- Sodium per gram of 4.18mg
- Whey protein would be the protein choice
Average Protein Amount In A Protein Bar
The average protein amount is 0.28g of protein per gram of bar. This means that the average protein bar has 28% of protein content. So when looking for a bar and wondering how much protein you should be looking for, anything over this is a good amount of protein.
This number is worked out from every protein bar we have in the catalogue, using data and nutritional info from over 100 protein bars.
The minimum amount of protein you will find is 0.15g per gram and the maximum is 0.50g per gram. As we add more bars to the database you may find that this changes but shouldn't change much as the database is already in the hundreds.
Average Calories In A Protein Bar
If you are interested in the amount of calories that protein bars have, then you will be interested in the average, min and max amount of calories per gram.
The average calories in a protein bar is 3.90 calories per gram. Which means that every gram of food, you will find that on average they will have 3.90 calories, rounded up this is 390 calories per 100grams of protein bar and 195 calories for a protein bar that is 50g in weight.
The range of calories in a protein bar is 1.86 calories /g at the lower end and 6.97 calories /g at the high end.
Average Protein Bar Serving Weight
The average weight of a protein bar is 55grams, this is taken from a range of 28 grams - 88 grams. When looking for a protein bar you have the choice from the smallest at 28grams in weight, through to 88grams which is the biggest.
Average Carbs In A Protein Bar
The average amount of carbs found in a protein bar is 0.38grams per gram of bar. Which means that the average protein bar has a 38% carb content.
Average Fiber Amount
The average amount of fiber found in a protein bar is 0.10g. If you see a protein bar that you like below this then that will have less than the average and anything more than 0.10g of fiber per gram is above average.
Depending on whether you want more fiber in your bar or not, this is a good number to work with to know what you're getting.
Average Sugar Per Gram
The average amount of sugar per gram in a protein bar is 0.17g per gram of bar, this is a 17% content of sugar within the bar that equates to the average amount. So out of all available protein bars, anything less than 0.17g per gram is below average and can be counted as low sugar and those with more than 0.17g has a higher amount of sugar than the average bar.
Average Sodium Amount
Are you looking for a low or high amount of sodium in your protein bars? The average amount of sodium in a protein bar is 4.18mg of sodium per gram of food. As you navigate through the site or use the discovery tool, you can compare all food items, including protein bars by their sodium content. If you find a bar with less than 4.18mg per gram then you know you're looking at a bar which has a lower sodium amount than the average bar. If you're looking at a bar which has more than this, you know that you're going to get more than the average protein bars sodium content.
Protein In Quest Bar
One of the most sought after and popular protein bars is the quest protein bar. They come in a variety of type and flavors, but how much protein do they have?
The Birthday Cake Quest Protein Bar has 0.35g of protein per 1g of serving, which means that 35% of the bar is protein. This is a high protein amount compared to the average protein bar protein amount which is 0.28g per gram of protein content. So you know when choosing a Quest Hero Protein Bar or Quest Bar, you know you're getting a good amount of protein and more than the average protein bar.
The protein used in them is whey, which is one of the most used protein types amongst protein bar manufacturers and brands when making protein bars. This means that the protein used make the bars vegetarian and not suitable for people with dairy allergies or who are vegan.
Protein Used In Protein Bars
Below we have counted the number of protein bars using particular protein sources and types. The numbers you see indicate how many protein bars use that protein source.
Protein bar manufacturers vary their protein types a lot, depending on what diet type and market they are making their bars for. The most widely used protein source is whey protein, this means that vegetarians and omnivores can eat these bars without hesitation.
Whey protein bars seem to be the most popular choice given that it has a high protein amount. There are many plant protein options as well, giving just as much protein, if not more than whey and other animal based proteins.
Pea protein, brown rice protein and soy protein isolate are the most popular when it comes to plant choices and for vegans to source when looking for a protein bar.
There are also meat based and jerky bars which pack plenty of protein in them and even vegan jerky bars which actually have more protein in them than their animal derived jerky bars, such as venison, beef, pork and chicken.
Finally, there are quite a few bars that use their wholefood ingredients to provide the protein, such as nuts and seeds.
If you wish to find a protein bar, or any food type based on the protein type used, head over to the food discovery tool to filter foods by the type of protein you would like in your protein bar.
Protein Bar Brands And Manufacturers
Below is a definitive list of all the protein bar brands and manufacturers that are making protein bars for the exercise, outdoor and on-the-go consumer. We have the biggest database of outdoor food related info and have created this protein bar brands list to help you find brands and food manufacturers who are making protein bars.
If you just want to see brands for protein brands then this list will get you started. In alphabetical order, you will find that some of the brands make just one or two whilst others have huge protein bar catalogues and make many types of protein bar under their brand name.
Popular Protein Bar Flavors
Using the data from all of the protein bars on the website, we can show the most popular protein bar flavors used by all the manufacturers.
It's no surprise, chocolate comes out on top as the most popular, with at least a third of all protein bars being chocolate. Coming in after chocolate is almond, peanut and lemon, which are all lovely protein bar flavors.
You can find protein bars by their flavor, just head to the food discovery tool and filter by flavor and food type: protein bars.
Low Fat Protein Bars
The best 10 low fat protein bars with the least amount of fat content in them. Here you will find all the protein bars you could ever dream of ranked and sorted by their fat content.
With all of our food rankings, as we add new food items to the website, they automatically update this page and all other ranking pages and the food catalogue. Our advantage over other websites and best food guides online which write about a handful of protein bars, then immediately become out of date. This is the definitive ranking page for soy free protein bars and will continue to be updated automatically as the site grows.
If you are looking specifically for food inspiration or have other questions, head on over to the food discovery tool to get all your nutritional questions answered.
Protein Bars With The Least Amount Of Sugar
The best 10 low sugar protein bars. Here at Outdoor Food Club we use facts and nutritional information to compare protein bars and have ranked them by their sugar content and sorted them with the least amount of sugar, so those protein bars with low sugar can be found at the top of the rankings.
If you are looking specifically for food inspiration or have other questions, head on over to the food discovery tool to get all your nutritional questions answered.
Protein Bars With The Most Protein
The best 10 protein bars with the most protein. All of the protein bars are ranked by how much protein they have. How do we do this? We take the protein content and serving weight of the protein bar and we get the protein per gram of each protein bar.
We can then rank all of the protein bars we have on the site against each other and we end up finding out which protein bar ranks the best with the most protein.
If you are looking specifically for food inspiration or have other questions, head on over to the food discovery tool to get all your nutritional questions answered.
Protein Bars With Low Carbs
The best 10 low carb protein bars as ranked by their carb content. We get the carb content from each protein bars nutrition info and the serving weight. From this we can work out the carb per gram content of each food item.
If you are looking for protein bars with low carbs you have plenty of options, as seen below.
If you are looking specifically for food inspiration or have other questions, head on over to the food discovery tool to get all your nutritional questions answered.
Cheapest Protein Bars By Protein Per Dollar
The best 10 cheap protein bars which we have ranked by cheapest per gram of protein. We use the nutrition info and retail price of each protein bar and work out how much protein you get per dollar you spend, basically which protein bar gives you the most bang for the buck.
If you are after a protein bar but want the most amount of protein you can get, then you can find in our ranking table below the protein bars which give you the most amount of protein for your money.
If you are looking specifically for food inspiration or have other questions, head on over to the food discovery tool to get all your nutritional questions answered.
Protein Bar With Low Calories
The best 10 protein bars with the least amount of calories. If you are looking for a protein bar for weight loss and need something fulfilling but with as little calories as possible you can see the top low calorie protein bars.
If you are looking specifically for food inspiration or have other questions, head on over to the food discovery tool to get all your nutritional questions answered.
High Calorie Protein Bars
The best 10 protein bars with the most amount of calories. If you are looking for a protein bar which can help increase your daily calorie count and need something fulfilling here we have ranked high calorie protein bars in order of their calorie per gram content.
If you are looking specifically for food inspiration or have other questions, head on over to the food discovery tool to get all your nutritional questions answered.
High Fiber Protein Bars
The best 10 protein bars with high fiber. This is worked out with the fiber content on the protein bar and it's serving weight and from these two numbers we get the fiber per gram amount.
Now we can rank all of the protein bars with their fiber content and fiber per gram info and we get the ranking list of protein bars high in fiber.
If you are looking specifically for food inspiration or have other questions, head on over to the food discovery tool to get all your nutritional questions answered.
Low Sodium Protein Bars
The best 10 low sodium protein bars which ranks all of the protein bars by their sodium content. We work this out by getting the sodium content amount, the serving weight of each protein bar and getting the sodium per gram number from this.
We can then rank and compare all protein bars by their sodium content below.
If you are looking specifically for food inspiration or have other questions, head on over to the food discovery tool to get all your nutritional questions answered.
Vegan Protein Bars With The Most Protein
The best 10 vegan protein bars ordered and ranked by their protein content. We have listed every vegan and plant based protein bar below from the growing database of sports and outdoor foods and sorted them by their protein amount per gram.
If you are looking specifically for food inspiration or have other questions, head on over to the food discovery tool to get all your nutritional questions answered.
Gluten Free Protein Bars
The best 10 gluten free protein bars which are ranked by their protein content. We have worked this out by using the protein count from the nutrition info and the serving weight. With these two numbers we can work out the protein per gram of each protein bar.
Below you will find the top protein bars with no gluten.
If you are looking specifically for food inspiration or have other questions, head on over to the food discovery tool to get all your nutritional questions answered.
No Soy Protein Bars
The best 10 protein bars with no soy ingredients. Below you will find the best protein bars which don't contain soy ingredients ordered by their protein per gram content.
If you are looking specifically for food inspiration or have other questions, head on over to the food discovery tool to get all your nutritional questions answered.
Protein Bars Cookies And Cream
The best protein bars that have the flavors cookies and cream. In this ranking list we have ordered all of the protein bars in the database by their protein amount and filtered to only show protein bars which have the follow flavors: cookies, cookie dough and cream.
If you are looking specifically for food inspiration or have other questions, head on over to the food discovery tool to get all your nutritional questions answered.
Peanut Butter Chocolate Protein Bars
The top protein bars that have the flavors peanut butter and or chocolate. In this ranking list we have ordered all of the protein bars in the database by their protein amount and filtered to only show protein bars which have the follow flavors: chocolate, chocolate chip and peanut butter.
If you are looking specifically for food inspiration or have other questions, head on over to the food comparison database to see all the outdoor food items.
Healthiest Protein Bars
The best 10 healthiest protein bars which are ranked by their lowest sugar content. You will find all protein bars in this list are raw and unprocessed, which means nothing but natural, whole food goodness, you can't get much healthier than that. To help you decide what is the healthiest protein bar you will notice the table has been ranked by sugar content in an ascending order, so those at the top will have the least amount.
Healthy protein bars are very important to your fitness and exercise regime, if you find that you are having them daily or more, you will be best going for the healthiest options, that is why we have created this page. We found it hard to find a good resource were you could compare all of the protein bars available today, even articles that mentioned healthy protein bars only ever had a handful of options and it was all subjective. Here is the definitive and objective list of healthy protein bars and nothing else.
If you are looking specifically for food inspiration or have other questions, head on over to the food discovery tool to get all your nutritional questions answered.
Birthday Cake Protein Bars
The best protein bars that have the flavor birthday cake. In this ranking list we have ordered all of the protein bars in the database by their protein amount and filtered to only show protein bars which have the following flavor: birthday cake.
If you are looking specifically for food inspiration or have other questions, head on over to the food discovery tool to get all your nutritional questions answered.
| Diet | Flavors | Serving weight | Protein source | Protein | Protein per gram | ||||
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| 1 | Quest Bar Birthday Cake Protein Bar | 
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Buy @ Amazon | gluten free, vegetarian | birthday cake | 60 grams | 21.00 grams | 0.35g | |
| 2 | Fit Crunch Birthday Cake Protein Bar | 
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Buy @ Amazon | birthday cake | 88 grams | soy, whey | 30.00 grams | 0.34g | |
| 3 | One Birthday Cake Protein Bar | 
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Buy @ Amazon | vegetarian | birthday cake, cake | 60 grams | 20.00 grams | 0.33g |
Whey Protein Bars
Below you can find a list of whey protein bars, whats that mean? That is a list of protein bars which use whey, or whey isolate as the main protein source in the ingredients of the bar.
So if you are looking for a protein bar with a specific protein source, such as whey, you can check out that growing list below.
We have also sorted the list by those with the most amount of protein per gram, so you know when looking for the best protein bar, you can find it right here and with the exact nutritional profile you want.
If you are looking specifically for food inspiration or have other questions, head on over to the food discovery tool to get all your nutritional questions answered.
What Protein Bar Matches Your Star Sign
We can do a lot with the food data here at Outdoor Food Club, we answer many questions of food, objectively, all with the use of the food discovery tool.
What we can't do is tell you what protein bar matches your star sign, but if there is a question we haven't answered, we would love to here!
This is the basic version of the discovery tool, head on over to the food discovery tool where you can filter and sort all the outdoor and sports foods in one place
